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Zimbabwean

Zimbabwean

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About Zimbabwe or its people
  • adjective
  • /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪən/
translation icon : zimbabuense
  • Second, it pressured for an exit of Zimbabwean troops from Mozambican soil.
  • Zimbabwean government
  • Zimbabwean society
  • Zimbabwean troops

According to The New Yorker article, South Pole Zimbabwean forest protection project went wrong in a number of ways.

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Examples

  • Brian Chikwava ("A Rigor Mortis of the Tongue & Other Earthly Things" 182) is a London-based Zimbabwean writer.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The Paragroup, like Zimbabwean society in general, is certainly not governed by beliefs in traditional authorities.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Now, the growing Asian demand for gold could strip the Zimbabwean gold shops of their stock.

    Blog text (27)
  • According to The New Yorker article, South Pole Zimbabwean forest protection project went wrong in a number of ways.

  • Other industries, such as the Zimbabwean steel industry, will remain protected by state subsidy.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Even for the stronger Zimbabwean economy, military expenditures alone are approximately equal to the current external debt.

    Academic text (1992)
  • President Mugabe has deployed more than ten thousand Zimbabwean troops

    Academic text (2002)
  • Mr. Mugabe is unpopular because the average Zimbabwean income has fallen by half since independence.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The endeavor assists women, who are traditionally disempowered in Zimbabwean society, to acquire an independent livelihood.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The Zimbabwean economy has faced significant challenges in recent years.

Compounds

The money used in Zimbabwe

Surface Forms

Zimbabwean positive

Morphology

Zimbabwean = Zimbabwe (transparent) = Zimbabwe + an

The suffix '-an' is a standard English suffix used to form adjectives indicating relation to a place.

Etymology

Zimbabwean comes from the country name Zimbabwe, which in the Shona language means 'houses of stone' because of the ancient stone city Great Zimbabwe. Adding -an makes it mean 'from' that country, just like Kenyan or Brazilian.